Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Little Horton , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway Avenue (BD5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Little Horton average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway Avenue (BD5 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholes Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Draughton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smiddles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scholes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scholes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scholes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scholes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Norwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ransdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scholes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovesdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ida Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovesdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolingbroke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newforth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Independent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastleigh Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Street | Under investigation |
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